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Texas Senate Recognizes TSPP
 On May 18, 2005 the Texas Senate passed a
Resolution recognizing the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians' leadership
in advocacy for psychiatric patients, supporting quality psychiatric care, and
encouraging the formation of the Federation of Texas Psychiatry. The Resolution
was offered by Senator Kip Averitt of Waco. Receiving the Resolution on the
floor of the Senate were John Bush, Executive Director, Gary Etter, MD, TSPP
President of Fort Worth, and Clay Sawyer, MD, TSPP Immediate Past President from
Waco (pictured left to right). Following is the Resolution.
TEXAS SENATE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians has been the
professional organization in Texas representing psychiatry since 1956 and will
celebrate its 50th Anniversary in 2006; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians is recognized for
its role in defining quality psychiatric care for patients in Texas in all
practice settings, including both the private and public sectors; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians has encouraged and
supported the active involvement of patient and mental health advocacy
organizations in the public policy arena through the establishment and nurturing
of the Mental Illness Awareness Coalition; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians has taken a
leadership role in educating policymakers and the general public about mental
illnesses and psychiatric treatments; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians has been since 1986
the first and only medical specialty society in Texas accredited for continuing
medical education by the Texas Medical Association; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians is recognized
for its leadership role in providing quality continuing medical education for
its members and other physicians in Texas; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians has consistently
advocated for the interests of patients and the eradication of discrimination
and stigma against persons with psychiatric illnesses; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians has had a long and
effective participation in the legislative process and been proactive in
advancing quality medical and psychiatric care for the citizens of Texas based
on the latest advances in science; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians helped in the
establishment of the Legislative Mental Health Awareness Group, a group of
legislators with an interest in better understanding mental illness and its
treatment; and
WHEREAS, The Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians is recognized for
its role in encouraging the establishment of the Federation of Texas Psychiatry,
an umbrella organization that will bring together medical organizations in Texas
representing some 50,000 physicians to form a united voice advocating for
patients and quality psychiatric care; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, the Senate of the State of Texas, 79th Legislature, commends
the Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians for bringing together many diverse
groups of physicians, patients and mental health advocacy organizations in the
service of the mental health of Texans of all walks of life; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared in honor of the
Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians’ 50 years of service to Texas and as an
expression of esteem from the Texas Senate.
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FEDERATION
OF TEXAS PSYCHIATRY